Hearing planned on Town Hall renovation

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Posted Jan. 6, 2013 at 3:15 AM

Posted Jan. 6, 2013 at 3:15 AM

On January 7 and 14, the Board of Selectman will meet at the Early Childhood Learning Center on Ramsdell Lane for a Public Hearing on a proposed bond article for $2,330,000 for renovation and reconstruction of the Old Town Hall. A public hearing will be held on the proposed budget and warrant article.

The Building Committee has recommended the renovation of the existing Town Hall over new centers on either the Clarke-Goodwill property or the land behind Calef’s. A forum was held at the ECLC with more than 70 citizens attending prior to the recommendation. The people at the forum supported a new site rather than renovating the Town Hall. If you would like more information, the town website has the report from the building committee as well as a powerpoint from the November 14 forum and the minutes from the forum. Go to: http://www.barrington.nh.gov/Pages/index.

FAMILY MOVIE DAY

Barrington families are invited to join the library for family movie day on Saturday, January 19th at 1:00pm. The movie will be Tim Burton’s hilarious and offbeat tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life. Pick up your ticket at the library front desk while supplies last (Barrington residents only) – space is limited -- please let them know if you cannot use your ticket so we can offer that spot to someone else. Call 664-9715 for more information.

SCHOOL NEWS

The Barrington School District will be debuting a new website this month. Before the holiday break, students practiced writing by writing letters to military troops. Students and families also contributed to the gift drives run by the Town of Barrington and the Barrington Chamber of Commerce and also collected food for the Barrington Food Pantry.

Over the past month, several meetings were held regarding the upcoming need for a new contract for high school students. Oyster River High School, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Dover High School and Somersworth High School all had opportunity to present to community members. Superintendent Kushner created a power point to compare the 4 schools by many factors. This power point can be found at http://www.sau74.org/high-school-updates. The School Board is in negotiations with the districts now.

COMMUTERS

Did you know that 16% of Barrington residents work in town but 76% work out of town and 8% commute out of state? The average commute time for residents is 28 minutes.